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Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
I know , there is a kipper every year in the last 20 yrs
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Of course you can't expect a Kiprusoff to emerge all the time, but he really is a perfect example.
He showed a few flashes in San Jose, but never had sustained playing time. He wasn't a goalie that was great coming in cold and San Jose didn't have the patience at the time to work through it.
As soon as he got to Calgary and was given the reins, he settled in with consistency. Some goalies just need to play a lot. And as amazing as Kiprusoff was in Calgary, he would still have the occasional bad goal or even bad game, but if instead of resting him the next game, you knew if you put him right back in, he'd come back gang busters.
Vladar is here now and is at the age where a lot of goalies emerge, so we might as well see what's there. What's the worst that happen... the team loses and we get a high draft pick? Or maybe he does emerge and we have a tradeable asset?